TY - JOUR
T1 - Community Health Worker-Led Community Clinical on the U.S. / Mexico Border
T2 - Lessons Learned
AU - Lohr, Abby M.
AU - Alves, Sophie S.
AU - Coulter, Kiera
AU - Redondo-Martinez, Floribella
AU - Coronado, Gloria
AU - David, Cassalyn
AU - Espinoza, Cynthia
AU - Ingram, Maia
AU - Carvajal, Scott C.
AU - Wilkinson-Lee, Ada
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - BACKGROUND: Community-clinical linkages (CCLs) connect public health organizations and health care providers to better support patients. Community health workers (CHWs), representatives from priority populations with special connections to their community, can lead CCLs. OBJECTIVES: Our objective was to learn about how to conduct a CHW-led CCL from the perspectives of those implementing the intervention. METHODS: We conducted focus groups with CHWs and their supervisors and regularly consulted community partners while coding and analyzing data. RESULTS: We learned that CHWs thrive when supported by peers, supervisors, institutions, and researchers. Supervisors- who are new to the CHW role-should consider seeking training in CHW professional development and performance evaluation. Focus group participants agreed that by balancing the strengths and weaknesses of their organization, CHW-led CCLs benefit patients because the collaboration helps them to better manage their health. CONCLUSIONS: Future CHW-led CCL practitioners should consider how to best institutionally support CHWs to maximize benefits for patients.
AB - BACKGROUND: Community-clinical linkages (CCLs) connect public health organizations and health care providers to better support patients. Community health workers (CHWs), representatives from priority populations with special connections to their community, can lead CCLs. OBJECTIVES: Our objective was to learn about how to conduct a CHW-led CCL from the perspectives of those implementing the intervention. METHODS: We conducted focus groups with CHWs and their supervisors and regularly consulted community partners while coding and analyzing data. RESULTS: We learned that CHWs thrive when supported by peers, supervisors, institutions, and researchers. Supervisors- who are new to the CHW role-should consider seeking training in CHW professional development and performance evaluation. Focus group participants agreed that by balancing the strengths and weaknesses of their organization, CHW-led CCLs benefit patients because the collaboration helps them to better manage their health. CONCLUSIONS: Future CHW-led CCL practitioners should consider how to best institutionally support CHWs to maximize benefits for patients.
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U2 - 10.1353/cpr.2022.0009
DO - 10.1353/cpr.2022.0009
M3 - Article
C2 - 35342114
AN - SCOPUS:85127280359
VL - 16
SP - 93
EP - 103
JO - Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action
JF - Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action
SN - 1557-0541
IS - 1
ER -